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-The psychologist running this experiment could best uphold standards for double-blind assessment by taking which of the following measures?
A) Having each of the test subjects take the test in complete isolation
B) Verifying that the placebo will have no positive effects on the subjects
C) Ensuring that subjects who take the test have no prior knowledge of its subject matter
D) Keeping the researcher who administers treatments from knowing which ones are placebos

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-The psychologist running this experiment could best uphold standards for double-blind assessment by taking which of the following measures?
A) Having each of the test subjects take the test in complete isolation 
B) Verifying that the placebo will have no positive effects on the subjects 
C) Ensuring that subjects who take the test have no prior knowledge of its subject matter 
D) Keeping the researcher who administers treatments from knowing which ones are placebos

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Double-blind assessment requires that neither the subjects nor the researcher who administers treatments know which treatments are placebos. This ensures that any observed effects are due to the treatment itself and not due to the researcher's expectations or biases. Isolating subjects, verifying that a placebo has no positive effects, and ensuring subjects have no prior knowledge of subject matter are important, but they do not directly address the issue of researcher bias in treatment administration.

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